Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.13
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.16
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.28
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.99
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.59
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.26
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.74
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.46
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.80
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.80
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.41
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$154.25
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.56
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.34
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.77
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.72
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.57
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$282.35
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
|
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